"the gloves because the glove had been soaked in blood from Simpson, Brown and Goldman, and frozen and unfrozen several times. The leather glove seemed too tight for Simpson to put on easily, especially over the sanitary gloves he wore underneath. Uelmen came up with, and Cochran repeated, a quip he had used several times in relation to other points in his closing arguments: ""If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"". On June 22, 1995, Darden told Judge Ito of his concerns that Simpson ""has arthritis and we looked at the medication he takes and some of it is anti-inflammatory"
"the tapes had been revealed, Fuhrman took the Fifth Amendment when asked the same question by Uelmen. In May 2008, Mike Gilbert, one of Simpson's former sports agents, released his book ""How I Helped O.J. Get Away with Murder"", in which he revealed that the gloves did not fit because, on his advice, Simpson had stopped taking his arthritis medicine, which made his hands swell. On September 8, 2012, Darden accused Cochran of tampering with the glove before the trial. Dershowitz, a member of the Simpson defense team, refuted the claim, stating ""the defense doesn't get access to evidence except"
"a stud field mouse."" Indignant, as Bailey expected, Darden asked him what he meant. ""You're not going to have our client try on these gloves, are you?"" he asked in response. ""They probably won't fit, and you may not wish to find out. But if, as I suspect, you lack the balls to find out, we might find out for you."" Bailey knew that it would carry more impact if the gloves failed to fit after the prosecution instead of the defense requested the defendant try them on. When the trial resumed, Darden asked Rubin questions about an undamaged pair"
"placed his actions within the best tradition of American civil disobedience. He quoted from Thomas Paine, ""the most outspoken and farsighted of the leaders of the American Revolution: 'Every age and generation must be as free to act for itself, in all cases, as the ages and generations which preceded it. Man has no property in man, neither has any generation a property in the generations which are to follow.'"" Hoffman concluded: ""Thomas Paine was talking about this Spring day in this courtroom. A verdict of not guilty will say, 'When our country is right, keep it right; but when"
"wore about size 10 shoes) and had written, ""If they don't fit, u must acquit"", a reference to Johnnie Cochran's famous line in the O. J. Simpson trial. Authorities believe that this murder was premeditated by Sheinbein and Needle. Sheinbein and Needle allegedly incapacitated Tello with a stun gun, and then choked and stabbed Tello, finally beating him to death with a sawed-off shotgun. The autopsy report concluded that the cause of death of the victim was ""a combination of blunt force injuries to the head, cutting wounds on the neck and chest, and ligature strangulation"". The two stored the"
"loud voice answered the British jailer ""If the British mandate wants to put handcuffs on me, may it submit!"" The shackles were only removed shortly before the assembly of the panel of the court. The accused reassured their families ""We will yet laugh at them, and if not us, others will laugh."" The presiding judge declared that all accused had been found guilty. At the request of the judges, lawyers brought forward documents concerning the ages of Michaelov and Nachman Zitterbaum. Consultation over the verdict lasted for nearly two hours during which time observers and journalists were transferred by the"
"culprit, seeing the man laughing, thought that it was at his discomfiture, and to avenge himself pointed to the ruffian as his accomplice. The man was apprehended and examined. He confessed to a murder he had committed, and was sentenced to be hanged with the convicted thief. Assi, on returning from the baths, encountered the procession on its way to the execution. His assailant on seeing him exclaimed, ""The neck-band which was loose will soon be tightened"", to which Assi replied, ""Thy fate has long since been foretold, for the Bible says (Isa. xxviii. 22), 'Be ye not scorners lest"
"telephone from his cell as he was being served his last meal. Glossip said that Sneed testified at trial that Glossip did not wear or own gloves, ""And now he's on TV saying that I did. It continues to show the discrepancies in anything that Justin Sneed has to say."" On the same day, Virgin CEO Richard Branson bought an advertisement in ""The Oklahoman"" newspaper which had advocated against the execution, with Branson stating the evidence against Glossip is flawed and that ""every person is deserving of a fair trial"", adding, ""Your state is about to execute a man whose"
"statements ""we had them begging that they'd never be gang members again, begging us"" and that he would tell black people ""You do what you're told, understand, nigger?"" The tapes, as well as Fuhrman himself, became central to the 1995 O. J. Simpson murder trial. Fuhrman was the detective who found a bloody glove on Simpson's estate. This glove was later determined to be the other half of the pair of another glove found at the murder scene and to be soaked in the blood of both victims. Simpson's defense team argued that Fuhrman planted the glove on Simpson's estate"
"was the first time in his long career that he had to say that in court based on a complaint from a juror"". During Judge Popescul's charge to the jury, he instructed them: You must not find Gerald Stanley guilty unless you are sure he is guilty. Even if you believe that Mr. Stanley is probably guilty or likely guilty, that is not sufficient. In those circumstances, you must give the benefit of the doubt to Mr. Stanley and find him not guilty because the Crown has failed to satisfy you of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."" He also"
"the prosecutor would stipulate to a ""safety valve"" that would allow him to avoid the statutory ten year minimum sentence, provided he could meet the statutory conditions. Benitez was warned in discussion with the prosecutor and in the written plea agreement that the agreement was not binding on the District Court, and that Benitez would not be able to withdraw his guilty plea if the court rejected the prosecutor's recommendations. However, at the hearing the next day when Benitez entered his guilty plea, District Court judge Alicemarie H. Stotler failed to deliver the warning required by Federal Rule of Criminal"
"family that they got the wrong man."" The judge said he believed the defense’s alibi witnesses; however, the judge was required by law to respect the jury’s decision. After being locked up for 19 years, his parole officer said ""Nineteen years is a long time. [...] But you’re no closer to the rehabilitative process than when you first walked into prison. The first step in that process is the internalization of guilt. You need to do some serious introspection, Mr. Murray, and come to grips with your behavior."" Murray agreed with the parole officer, but maintained his innocence: ""I agree!"
"shop. (In the 1971 film version, he steals a bicycle from an innocent rider.) The Hungarian angrily points out the shopkeeper to the constable, saying ""Drop your panties Sir William, I cannot wait till lunchtime."" In anger and confusion, the policeman arrests the Hungarian, who protests absurdly, ""My nipples explode with delight!"" The publisher of the phrasebook, Alexander Yalt (Michael Palin), is taken to court, where he pleads not guilty to a charge of intent to cause a breach of the peace. During initial questioning, the prosecutor (Eric Idle) hits a gong after Yalt answers ""yes"" to a question (an"
"to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death."" Maimonides argued that executing an accused criminal on anything less than absolute certainty would progressively lead to convictions merely ""according to the judge's caprice"" and was expounding on both Exodus 23:7 (""""the innocent and righteous slay thou not"""") and an Islamic text, [Jami'] of at-Tirmidhi. [Jami'] of at-Tirmidhi quotes Muhammad as saying, ""Avoid legal punishments as far as possible, and if there are any doubts in the case then use them, for it is better for a judge to err towards leniency than towards punishment""."
"cause where the law could not reach, and stressed the lack of violence. Wearing hoods, he asserted, was ""no more wrong than ... than it is for other lodgemen to wear regalia"". Dick countered, ""They were hooded for the purpose of taking that girl from this home, and not for lodge-room work."" The court found Taylor and Orme not guilty, but Magistrate W. E. McIlveen decided on Phillips's guilt, saying he ""fail[ed] to see that there was any lawful excuse"" for the Klan to have gone there hooded. The prosecution sought no term of imprisonment, but only a fine, saying"
"guilty, but acquitted the other two. Hiram Saddler appealed. Judge William B. Ochiltree issued the opinion of the Court. He noted that Hiram Saddler claimed that he could not be convicted if the others indicted with him were acquitted, and that it took more than one individual to create an affray, that they had to fight by consent. Ochiltree dismissed this contention, noting that fighting by consent was not part of the offense, but fight in public was, although not all parties need consent to the fight to be involved. Even if the others were acquitted, the conviction against Hiram"
"Gunnes, and he (Cluton) would be the first and lead them and cry as they went along 'who would be for liberty and freed from bondage?' and that there would enough come to them, and they would goe through the country and Kill those that made any opposition, and that they would either be free or die for it""."" (Punctuation editor's.) The York county court settled the case by bounding William Cluton over for inciting servants to rebellion, but after several witnesses testified to his good character, the judges discharged him. Isaac Friend escaped punishment as well. The court admonished"
"violated. The Supreme Court reversed, reinstating the conviction, on June 21, 1976. Section one of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws”. Williams argued that being tried in clearly identifiable prison clothes gave a perception of guilt and therefore undermined his due process right to be presumed innocent"
"step down if it is unmistakably clear that he or she would automatically vote not guilty or guilty for personal or religious beliefs. Witt’s argument was that jurors, who wouldn’t automatically vote not guilty on the death penalty, still were forced to step down simply because they didn’t like the death penalty and were more likely to vote not guilty. This, he argued, was a violation of his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The Court found that Witt’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were not violated by the ""voir dire"" process that took place before the trial began. They effectively"
"sentence should be imposed regardless of Killen's age. Prosecuting the case were Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and Neshoba County District Attorney Mark Duncan. On August 12, Killen was released from prison on a $600,000 appeal bond. He claimed that he could no longer use his right hand (using his left hand to place his right one on the Bible during his swearing-in) and that he was permanently confined to his wheelchair. Gordon said he was convinced by the testimony that Killen was neither a flight risk nor a danger to the community. On September 3, ""The Clarion-Ledger"" reported that"
"next day with testimony about how the glove might have shrunk, but by the weekend commentators on the trial were calling the impact permanent. ""[T]he prosecution created a 'Perry Mason' moment that could provide the basis for some jurors' reasonable doubt,"" said UCLA law professor Peter Arenella. ""[It also] solved the defense problem of how to get O.J. before the jury without being cross-examined."" Nor had their efforts to recover helped them much, in the opinion of defense attorney Jill Lansing. ""Detailed explanations regarding shrinkage ran headlong into the old adage that one picture is worth a thousand words,"" she"
"had recently been robbed, claimed the coat and trousers worn by Priest, were his. Priest replied: 'Yes, you're right, they're yours; you have told a very correct yarn ; all that you have said is very true.' When the Magistrate then told Priest that they would have to find him some other clothes, Priest answered, 'Just as you please, Sir, it's not as I like now.' Priest was sentenced to hang, but after the intervention of many members of the public, including three priests and several people who he had robbed, his sentence was commuted to ten years at Norfolk"
"time and had reached a similar conclusion, that the gloves did not fit Simpson and if they could be shown not to in open court, the prosecution's case would fall apart. When he saw Shapiro try on the gloves, he sensed an opportunity. The defense lawyers realized early on that Darden had ""hot buttons"" which, if pressed, would lead him to act rashly, to the possible detriment of the prosecution. Bailey went up to Darden in the hallway outside the courtroom and began talking to him. ""Chris, you're a good shit,"" Bailey recalled saying, ""but you've got the balls of"
"day, defendants Hoffman and Rubin appeared in court dressed in judicial robes. When the judge ordered them to remove the robes, they complied, to reveal that they were wearing Chicago police uniforms underneath. Hoffman blew kisses at the jury. Judge Hoffman was a frequent target of the defendants, who insulted him to his face. Abbie Hoffman told Judge Hoffman ""you are a ""shande fur de Goyim"" [disgrace in front of the gentiles]. You would have served Hitler better."" He later added that ""your idea of justice is the only obscenity in the room."" Both Davis and Rubin told the judge"
"is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this world that they cannot all be punished. But if innocence itself is brought to the bar and condemned, perhaps to die, then the citizen will say, 'whether I do good or whether I do evil is immaterial, for innocence itself is no protection,' and if such an idea as that were to take hold in the mind of the citizen that would be the end of security whatsoever."" Adams won acquittal for six of the soldiers. Two, who had fired directly into the crowd, were convicted"
"game were the same model as those found at the crime scene and a pair purchased by Nicole a year before the murders, on a trip to New York. While he testified, he and prosecutor Christopher Darden regularly referred to the actual gloves, which were present in the courtroom. During a break, Robert Shapiro, one of Simpson's attorneys, picked them up and tried them on himself. They fit tightly, and he doubted that they would fit Simpson since his client's hands were much larger. Another of Simpson's attorneys, F. Lee Bailey, had also been studying the gloves for a long"
"appellate court according to the laws of the time. However, Beckworth was unable to secure a conviction—one man was acquitted while a mistrial was declared in the cases of the other eight. In the next trial, three men were found guilty of sixteen charges. However, the presiding judge, Joseph Bradley of the United States Supreme Court (riding circuit), dismissed the convictions, ruling that the charges violated the state actor doctrine, failed to prove a racial rationale for the massacre, or were void for vagueness. ""Sua sponte"", he ordered that the men be released on bail, and they promptly disappeared. When"
"should be shackled “must be case specific.” Breyer said that if that is not the case, the shackling violates due process as it did in Deck's case. In the dissent, delivered by Justice Clarence Thomas and joined by Justice Scalia, it was stated that shackling Deck was not excessive because he had already been convicted. It was noted that, since the jury knew of Deck's conviction, the shackling of Deck would not have shocked the members of the jury. With regard to the shackles biasing the jury, Thomas stated, “shackles may undermine the factfinding process only if seeing a convicted"
"closing speech for the defence, Gilbert Gray QC asked the jury whether they believed any hangman's noose would be padded and lagged with seventy-seven-and-a-half inches of Elastoplast to avoid chafing, or that any scaffold would be cushioned for comfort by a rubber mattress and sleeping bags. Pointing out that Whittle would not have died if the wire had not snagged on a stanchion because her feet were only six inches from the bottom of the shaft, the QC said: ""This is not something the defence has made up. Her height from the neck was four feet and there was a"
"28 years on the bench."" Defense lawyers and prosecutors interviewed by the Associated Press described him as ""objective and well-respected"". Prior to the verdict, a group of clergy publicly stated that an acquittal would result in ""mass disruption"" in the city. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who was openly critical of his predecessor Jay Nixon's response to the Ferguson unrest, preemptively activated the Missouri National Guard and scheduled 12 hour shifts for the St. Louis Municipal Police. On September 15, 2017 protests erupted when Stockley was found not guilty of murder. Some of the protests turned violent. After declaring the protests"
"the latter, according to McGhee's testimony, was that (a) two years earlier there had been a vague report, which the court had not acted upon due to, in McGhee's words, a ""lack of material foundation"" concerning the theft of a baseball glove; and (b) Gault's admission that in the past he had made telephone calls the judge described as ""silly calls, or funny calls, or something like that."" On that basis, Judge McGhee ordered the teenager to serve six years in juvenile detention. After McGhee dismissed the habeas petition, the Gaults appealed to the state Supreme Court (99 Ariz. 181"
"take to the (expletive) street, we'll shoot at (expletive) police cars.” Soon after that he got into a fight with an off-duty policeman who was jogging by Price's home. The officer yelled “Wiley sucks!”. Price then pulled out a gun and allegedly stuck it against the officer's head. In 1991 during a protest, Price was accused of breaking the ankle of a construction worker. In May 1992, Price was found not guilty of felony assault charges from the incident. The verdict was rendered just days after the Rodney King riots in the Los Angeles area, and several jurors reported to"
"incidents. Since the declarants were deceased, the videotaped statements became hearsay, and the issue for the trial judge was whether or not the statements were reliable enough to be admitted. The trial judge, Grossi J, ""...held that the hearsay statements from each of the complainants were sufficiently reliable to be admitted in evidence, based in large part on the 'striking' similarity between them"". Khelawon was convicted. The Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed Khelawon's appeal. Rosenberg JA (Armstrong JA concurring) rejected the statements, while Blair JA (dissenting) would have admitted the statements and dismissed the appeal. The Crown sought leave"